Sunday, December 01, 2013

Paul Crouch dies at 79; founded Trinity Broadcasting Network - LATimes.com - Elaine Woo - The extravagance carried over to Crouch's personal life, provoking criticism from watchdog groups as well as members of his family. He and his wife had access to TBN's multimillion-dollar private jets and more than two dozen ministry-owned homes, including his-and-her mansions in Newport Beach, a mountain retreat near Lake Arrowhead and a ranch in Texas. In 2012, granddaughter Brittany Koper, who had been the network's finance director, went public with detailed allegations of fiscal improprieties, including excessive salaries, four-figure expense-account meals and a $100,000 mobile home for Jan Crouch's dogs paid with tax-exempt donations.


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http://www.latimes.com/obituaries/la-me-paul-crouch-20131201,0,3333095.story#axzz2mFoIBZ00


Paul Crouch of Trinity Broadcasting Network dead at 79 | Mail Online



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2516319/Paul-Crouch-Trinity-Broadcasting-Network-dead-79.html


Saban should have paid more attention to missed field goals in the NFL | ProFootballTalk - Mike Florio



http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/12/01/saban-should-have-paid-more-attention-to-the-nfl/


Did Nick Saban's Strategy Cost Alabama a 3-Peat? | Bleacher Report



http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1871238-did-nick-sabans-strategy-cost-alabama-a-3-peat


Updated (sort of) bowl projections from CBS has Auburn in Sugar, Alabama in Orange | AL.com



http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/11/updated_sort_of_bowl_projectio.html#incart_river


Alabama-Auburn game draws overnight TV rating that's 2nd highest in college football | AL.com



http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/12/alabama-auburn_game_draws_over.html#incart_m-rpt-2


Nick Saban After Auburn’s Game-Winning Touchdown: “I told you!” | The Big Lead - Jason McIntyre - We’ll probably never get the full, true story on Alabama’s decision to kick a 57-yard field goal with :01 left against Auburn in the Iron Bowl. Who made the call to trot out the freshman backup kicker in such a big spot with the season on the line? Adam Griffith had attempted just two field goals this season, making a chip shot against Tennessee and missing another against Georgia State. The announcers said Griffith was making bombs in warmups, but this decision to kick was pure lunacy. And it ended in disaster, with Auburn’s Chris Davis sprinting 109 yards for the shocking game-winning score.


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http://thebiglead.com/2013/11/30/nick-saban-after-auburns-game-winning-touchdown-i-told-you/


Reaction from Saban, YouTube, Twitter after Auburn's stunning victory | FOX Sports



http://msn.foxsports.com/college-football/story/twitter-erupts-over-auburn-s-stunning-victory-over-alabama-113013


Failure of the process guarantees Nick Saban will never digest this finish | FOX Sports - Clay Travis - Nick Saban prepares for every moment. That's the entire point of the process, nothing surprises him. Saban couldn't possibly be taking a chance, risking his dynasty on a harebrained special teams scheme of a 57-yard field goal. Not after the Crimson Tide's Cade Foster had already missed three field goals. Not with a kicker named Adam Griffith, a redshirt freshman, a player he hadn't trusted to attempt the first three kicks. There was no way Alabama could lose this game, right?

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Played In/Played Out: Who represents the SEC in the BCS? - USATODAY - Paul Myerberg



http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2013/12/01/bcs-played-in-played-out-auburn-arizona-state-missouri-wisconsin/3794509/